THE Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) at Launceston last night warned Australians that they must be prepared to bear a greater share of the economic burden of the British Commonwealth of Nations. ...
Article : 436 wordsDURING the war when few markets were available and shipping space was limited, the fruit industry in Tasmania would have been in chaos but for the acquisition scheme administered by the Apple and Pear Board. ...
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Family Notices : 29 wordsSYDNEY, Thurs.—The "Sun," an evening newspaper, was not published today after the first edition because of a strike by members of the ...
Article : 123 wordsSome 15,000,000 tons of Tasmania was washed out to sea in the recent floods, said Prof S. W. Carey last night when he told a meeting of the ...
Article : 147 wordsBRITISH migrants had been hurried from Melbourne to work for the Hydro-Electric Commission at Butlers Gorge, without an opportunity to collect their heavy luggage. THIS allegation was made in a ...
Article : 294 wordsTwo fire-fighting units and eight men were employed for 2½ hours early yesterday' morning putting out a blaze which ...
Article : 154 wordsCANBERRA. Thurs. — Agreement on the list of drugs and appliances which should be supplied free under the Commonwealth's free medicine ...
Article : 102 wordsAN additional 14 British migrants for the HydroElectric Commission works, mostly carpenters and labourers, ...
Article : 42 wordsThe State executive of the Tasmanian section of the A.L.P. will be asked to explain under what authority the platform of the party ...
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Advertising : 129 wordsTHE Australian Meat Board has decided to end its special Meat for Britain campaign on July 31. The response has been most encouraging, and full details will be announced after the closing date. THE board decided at its last ...
Article : 290 wordsMELBOURNE, Thurs.—The Federal Government shortly will arrange a conference of Commonwealth and State authorities to consider the ...
Article : 83 wordsCANBERRA, Thurs. — The cost of living index figures upon which the basic wage is fixed were issued today for the June quarter. THEY showed an increase of.8 pc ...
Article : 176 wordsAny question of increasing freight rate's when shipping subsidies were lifted would be decided by the Prices Commission, said the Prime ...
Article : 90 wordsSYDNEY, Thurs. — Because there is no prospect of getting the freighter Corio away, about 4,000 tons of cargo loaded in Sydney for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 18 Jul 1947, Page 4
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